Admission Information

East Carolina University Physical Therapy program participates in the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service (PTCAS). The PTCAS cycle for 2015-2016 will open in July 2015 for the Class of 2019. To apply, visit https://portal.ptcas.org/.

ECU DPT program also requires that you apply to the ECU Graduate School. For application materials, visit ECU's Graduate School website. Please note the Graduate School has a processing fee payment. This fee is in addition to the PTCAS application fee.

The application deadline for the 2015-16 admission cycle is on November 2, 2015 at 11:59 pm for both PTCAS and ECU Graduate School. We strongly encourage students to have applications submitted 2 weeks before this date.

ECU conducts personal interviews as part of the admission process. The Interview date is scheduled for January 8, 2016.

At the time of application to the program, students must:

Be eligible for admission to the Graduate School

Four year degree or a senior on track to graduate from an accredited university or college with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0

Minimum prerequisites score - GPA of 3.25. A Grade of ‘C’ or better is required in each prerequisite course.

Present evidence that the required prerequisite course work will be completed before the start of the program in the summer. Applicants should have no more than two prerequisite courses left to complete in the spring semester of their application year.

Have satisfactory Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores--verbal, quantitative and WRITING.

Provide evidence of exposure to the practice of physical therapy. This activity must be supervised by a licensed physical therapist. A minimum of 100 hours is required. A variety of clinical experiences is suggested including: in-patient, out-patient, rehabilitation, long-term care, geriatrics, and pediatrics. This experience must be documented.

Have two of the three letters of reference be completed by licensed Physical Therapist who supervised the applicant's PT experience

Application Checklist

Completed application submitted to PTCAS

Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate studies

Official GRE scores (ECU’s PTCAS code is 7565)

Three letters of reference must be sent to PTCAS. Two of them must be from a licensed Physical Therapist who supervised your PT experience.

Transfer Students

The Department of Physical Therapy at East Carolina University requests that all students wishing to transfer into our program complete the admissions applications for PTCAS and the ECU Graduate School. Transfer students will be treated as all other new applicants seeking entrance into our program and will have to complete all courses required of the PT program at ECU.

In-State Residency

Tuition at East Carolina University is considerably less expensive for North Carolina residents. The Department of Physical Therapy is not able to make rulings on residency status. The Registrar at East Carolina University makes these decisions. Out-of-state students who wish to become residents of North Carolina should go to the ECU Registrar for details www.ecu.edu/registrar/residency.cfm